"Mitchell has been playing with a shoulder injury for most of the summer, which we have been managing up until now, but unfortunately it has progressively deteriorated to a point where he is unable to function at the level required," said team physiotherapist David Beakley.

"Consequently he will return to Australia to consult with specialists to advise the best course of action."

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While Stoinis, 27, is averaging 15.63 with the bat and 39 with the ball in the 2016-17 Shield season, the powerful batting allrounder proved he has what it takes at international level by posting a breathtaking 146no in Auckland that almost salvaged an improbable ODI win in January.

He took three wickets in the same match and duly impressed stand-in ODI captain Aaron Finch.

"A lot of the time at this level (success depends on having) a real belief that you can do it," Finch said of Stoinis.

"Until you actually do it the first time and prove to yourself more than anybody else that you can do it, it can be quite a mental hurdle to get over.